Helen Roseveare: What's in the Parcel?

Little Lights

by Catherine MacKenzie

The true story of Helen Roseveare and the hotwater bottle. In the Jungle an orphan baby needs a hot water bottle, urgently but no one would ever send one of these to the heat of the equator would they?! However, when a little girl prays for God to send one that afternoon, Helen Roseveare wonders if her prayer will be answered. Will God send a hot water bottle to the equator? Find out what happens when Helen opens the parcel.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Biography

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Catherine Mackenzie has written several biographies for young teens in the Trailblazers series as well as other titles for younger children. She lives in Scotland and has several nieces and nephews – a perfect practice audience!

Reviews

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the story of Helen Roseveare who was a missionary in Africa. One time there was a new born baby who needed a hot water bottle to keep it warm since it's mother had died. God used the prayer of a little girl to show how God cares about even the little things.

I love how the Little Lights series bring the stories down to the level of young children and hold their attention with colorful illustrations and simple wording. It makes the men and woman of faith come alive in their young minds. The story of Helen Roseveare is the amazing example of the power of prayer and will be sure to help your children understand how God answers prayer.

ISBN: 978-1-84550-383-3
Details: Hardcover / 22 Pages
Published by: Christian Focus Publications

[Dustin · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I’d never heard this little story before but loved reading it to my kids! Afterwords we taught them about how God answered prayer and prayed for a fellow missionary in Africa. This is a good little book for bedtime or new readers!

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had never heard of this story and we really enjoyed it. This series starts off pretty mediocre but gets better with each book it seems.